The late Imad al-Din's mamluk who ran Sinjar for the young Qutb al-Din from late 1197.
That he still held the reins on 1 January 1200 is likely but not pinned.
Who he is
- Name
- Mujahid al-Din Yarunqush
- Title
- director of the state (mudabbir al-dawla) for Qutb al-Din
- Since
- late 1197
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- mamluk of Imad al-Din Zengi II
- Confidence
- medium
Ibn al-Athir 594, tr. Richards ('Qutb al-Din Muhammad succeeded ... Mujahid al-Din Yarunqush directing the state').
Overlord
Qutb al-Din Muhammad.
What it holds
- regency at Sinjar; iqta' not pinned
How it was acquired
Appointed at Qutb al-Din's accession.
Allies and rivals
Sinjar's interest against Mosul.
How things stand that morning
Probably still directing Sinjar's affairs (not pinned).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: One mention in Ibn al-Athir for 594.
Primary sources for Sinjar
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Complete History, Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir (about 1200 to 1231, at Mosul). The widest Muslim narrative for the years 596 to 597 AH (1199 to 1201): al-Adil's entry into Cairo and his taking of the sultanate from his nephew al-Mansur Muhammad early in 1200, the quarrels of the Ayyubid princes at Damascus, Aleppo and Hama, the Nile failure and the great famine of Egypt, Mosul under Nur al-Din Arslan Shah and the Jazira under Gokbori and the Artuqids, Baghdad under the caliph al-Nasir, the Khwarazmshah Tekish's death in 1200 and Muhammad's accession, the Ghurid wars in Khurasan, the Eldiguzids and Georgia, the Almohads in the west, and the Seljuks of Rum in passing. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.